How to RESTORE OLD LEGO Sets!

[@IanTheTurtleMan]

Very midwestern of you to restore a Combine lol

[@PetersPieces]

LOL I didn't even think about that

[@quintonjohnson8123]

there's frank ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@SacredBricks]

My favorite youtuber just posted

[@PetersPieces]

That's crazy because my favorite youtuber hasn't posted for over two weeks

[@SacredBricks]

@@PetersPieces wdym James Charles just posted 2 days ago

[@PetersPieces]

No, I was talking about Dan the Fan obviously 🙄

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

It’s fun to rebuild it again since we got the first build

[@Rpoul47]

I break so many of these rules: 1. I use some sort of bleach spray with water to clean them (which thinking about it, probably not a good idea) 2. I wash the sticker pieces with all the other pieces 3. I use a hair dryer (on cool/medium warm, so not just full blast hot) Also, nice video, had some pretty neat editing techniques in there :)

[@PetersPieces]

😳 I don’t know what the effects of bleach are, but I think even if it doesn’t damage them it’s unnecessary. A weaker cleaning agent like dish soap has always been enough for me, and as for the stickered parts, sometimes they will survive. I just keep them aside because I’ve seen stickers get ruined in the wash too many times and I don’t want to risk it anymore. And for the hair dryer, definitely not recommended but I guess if you keep it on cool maybe it’s not bad? I’ll still be sticking with my method, but grateful to hear your thoughts. And glad you enjoyed the video 😄

[@ZBricks]

Dude this video's pacing is so good, it's full steam ahead from beginning to end, I love it!

[@PetersPieces]

Thanks! I wrote a detailed script for this one and I think I’ll be doing it again going forward because I agree it flowed pretty nicely

[@ZBricks]

@@PetersPieces That's always good for structure, it paid off

[@bubblegum7661]

yo pro tip / warning for anyone: make sure to dry out the pieces bcuz if you display them they could mold (i learnt that after wasting 2 weeks trying to clean a lego death star) if ur trying to remove finger prints off, use tissue of cotton balls. If u got moldy pieces, alchohol and paper napkins should work, just scrub them throughly to scratch away the mold and leave the lego piece shiney I noticed light bluish grey pieces mold the most. Use cotton buds to dry out the inside of some pieces like a 1 x 2 x 5 brick When youre drying off your pieces, make sure to put the anti studs facing up also separate plates and bricks and smaller pieces, i clean them in batches but the process goes faster.

[@PetersPieces]

Good tips! I haven’t had any experience with mold so thanks for leaving the advice. And I should make more use of cotton balls lol they would be helpful

[@mcgwerks]

yooo new video this will actually be really helpful though cause a friend of mine gave me a bunch of his old lego SW ships and stuff and they need to be restored

[@PetersPieces]

Glad you liked it! That’s kind of the situation my brother was in, my cousins gave us their old sets a while back and there was about half of a Venator-Class republic attack cruiser, so he inventoried everything, found a decent number of the parts in our own collection, and then ordered the rest. It can be done, and if you’re willing to skip some exclusive pieces, you can do it pretty cheap too!

[@brickpix]

A very interesting and helpful video, well done Peter!

[@PetersPieces]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed 😄

[@Brickspiration]

I rate this video 10 combines out of 10 combines

[@PetersPieces]

Thank you Aaron 🙏 such high praise is an honor

[@buildingconnections4557]

Really nice editing here, I definitely have some sets that should be cleaned like this.

[@PetersPieces]

Go for it! I find it’s a fun process once you accept that you have to do it lol. And thanks, glad you enjoyed the video 😄

[@MauR1CEnl]

If you add fabricsoftner it will make it less static. So hair and dust will stick less to the lego.

[@Brandon-ew8mr]

I hear using peroxide actually harms pieces in the long run.

[@PetersPieces]

I hadn't heard that before, do you have a link or somewhere I can find out more? If so, that's a pretty serious thing for me to miss. Please let me know!

[@DavesBrickHouse]

Great topic for the video, and excellent production quality. Well done, Peter!

[@PetersPieces]

Appreciate it Dave, thanks for stopping by!

[@timemeddler7730]

You can use a washingmachine no problem , just let it use cold water and it should be perfectly fine.

[@Rbbrickzz]

Omg i had so many lego sets sitting and collecting dust, I tried hot water and vinegar but what I noticed is after a few days they started to break very easily😬

[@PetersPieces]

Yeah, definitely wouldn’t recommend vinegar! I have no clue if that actually chemically changes the bricks but water and maybe dish soap should be plenty. Happy building!

[@Rbbrickzz]

Thanks I'll try next time the RIGHT way Lol

[@EzBricks_]

Great video! I really need to restore a Lego ninjago set. (Pieces are missing) 😁

[@PetersPieces]

Thanks for watching EZ! Hope you enjoy fixing your ninjago set, and let me know if you have questions or figure out something I didn’t mention 😄

[@EzBricks_]

@@PetersPieces alright!

[@BricktasticIdeas]

Are you going to ever upload again?

[@PetersPieces]

Yep! I recorded a vlog at Brickworld this year, and it’s mostly done. Hoping to have it out in a week or two! After that I have more planned, everything just moves at a snail’s pace since I’m in college and don’t have tons of time at home :/

[@PetersPieces]

Update: wish granted! Check your subscriptions feed haha

[@rudybeauchesne3466]

Did you try washing these pieces in the dishwasher? How do you know that it actually hurts them? Please let me know before I put them in.

[@PetersPieces]

I haven’t actually done it, but after hearing so many people say their parts were damaged, I wouldn’t recommend it. Like I said in the video, I can’t stop you from trying it but I do not think it is a good idea

[@LuCreates_stuff]

Can you wash pieces with nutella?

[@LuCreates_stuff]

(asking for a friend)

[@PetersPieces]

I think that would be difficult considering it is not a liquid lol

[@LuCreates_stuff]

@@PetersPieces Food products can prove particularly confusing which it comes to the liquid or solid debate. One much-loved item people might pack in their luggage is popular hazelnut cocoa spread Nutella. However, despite its rich, thick and creamy consistency, Nutella is actually classed as a liquid.

[@LuCreates_stuff]

Definitely when it's warm

[@PetersPieces]

So by your definition, is peanut butter is a liquid? Both of them have a similar consistency to soft butter

[@Learnsimpelhistory]

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